posted May 04, 2013 12:55 PM            

The cards I got were - Five of Cups - Queen of Pents - Nine of Cups.

Five of Cups means generally that you are dwelling, three cups spilt and you can only focus on the spilt cups overlooking the two that are still there. You are being your own worst enemy. It's time to move on.

Queen of Pents - its important to connect with the earth. Though you may be doing well with your career/job, etc its important to connect with the outdoors or your natural creativity. This will ground you. Seems like the career/job/education is going well, but truly you are missing love.

Nine of Cups - it is coming for you the good news, the good stuff, etc. Nine of cups is often thought of as the 'Wish' card. You will get what you desire, just make sure you are clear - i.e. be careful what you wish for.

With lots of Cups in the reading - I feel that this is a reading to do with your emotions - and with being lonely, I feel like there is some sadness going on. Personally, the more outdoors and connected with nature I am - the happier I am no matter what is going on in my life. GOOD LUCK!

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I am still learning - especially in regards to combinations of cards, so I am cutting and pasting from Keen.com

Five of Cups
When the Five of Cups lands in the past position, it points to some old trauma as the core foundation of your current situation. If you had a bad breakup with a lover last year, that would explain why this card was in the Past position. If you had a childhood with great losses no child should have to endure, the Five of Cups will show that who you are now comes from resolving this pain.

Queen of Pents
In the present position, the Queen of Pentacles signals that you are either enjoying a time now of being taken care of or are happily taking care of someone. The card's presence again demands that you assess your situation to receive the message – is this Queen someone who is currently making your life a little easier and providing for you or are you the person making sure that someone special is being nurtured.

Nine of Cups
As satisfied as the man in the Nine of Cups card appears, understand that for all he has, he is alone with it. The neat row of nine cups illustrated behind him represent emotions. These cups represent your relationship to your own emotions. Nobody shares in your emotional life. There is a core disconnect from the love you have to give and the lack of someone with whom to share it.
Your confidence in being a great partner is challenged by the absence of a successful relationship. The man's crossed arms could signal that he is waiting for the best possible person with whom to share his vast emotional wealth. The Nine of Cups confronts you with the nature of your isolation from intimacy: are you holding out for the best or have you given up on love?

Meaning in Past, Present and Future Positions

The Nine of Cups carries a great power to grant your wishes, and so you may want this card to stick in the future position. You might want to have "credit" with the forces of the Tarot in case you need a wish granted at some point in the future. When this card appears in the past position, you can look back to when you got what you wanted with the perspective that comes with having moved on and evolved. With age comes wisdom and as time passes we may see that the things we really wanted were not what we should have gotten. Women who "get" a man by having a child with him see this card in readings later in life. They got what they wished for and now see the Nine of Cups as a truly hollow victory. The temptations of this card in the Present position are often overwhelming. Is there a man you crave? Is there a co-worker you wish would get fired? Is there a job prospect out there that would be the best imaginable career move possible? Be careful what you wish for, you may get it. That man might be a jerk. Your co-worker might be replaced by an even more terrible person. That job might be great but the company could close at a time that is terrible for your finances. Even though the suit of Cups represents emotions, the Nine of Cups is a card that should make you put thought before desire.

Card Combinations

The Nine of Cups mixes poorly with other cards of the Cups suit. This card needs precision and thought and Cups are too emotional. The chance to have something you really want blinds you to the practical realities. This is wishing to make love with your cute professor and finding out you were one of a few girls in your class that he bedded. Too many Cups cards in a reading with the Nine of Cups present and you are likely to follow a false passion toward oblivion. The Nine of Cups surrounded by many cards from the suit of Swords is a blessing. Swords are cerebral and active. Swords bring about practical and deliberate action. A reading such as this would find you wishing for your college to deliver a friend who also doubles as a study partner.

When the Nine of Cups appears in a reading and there are many cards from the Pentacles suit, look for a financial wish to come true. If Swords and Pentacles appear in equal numbers, your financial decisions and investments will be especially good! If you are in business for yourself or are in the fine arts, you should enjoy seeing your Tarot Reader pull up the Nine of Cups amongst a reading with a lot of cards from the suit of Wands. This is the suit that rules creativity and if you have been longing for that creative breakthrough or the big chance for your paintings to be seen in a gallery or your band to play in a nicer venue, be sure to think about your creative career when the Nine of Cups appears and grants you one wish.